Board 8 > Isn't is Aeris not Aerith?

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SuperNiceDog
10/23/18 9:31:36 PM
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who's Aerith
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Bane_Of_Despair
10/23/18 9:31:49 PM
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FFnut
10/23/18 9:34:29 PM
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I just split the difference and call her Aerish.
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LeonhartFour
10/23/18 9:35:14 PM
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Underleveled
10/23/18 9:36:51 PM
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Isn't Aerith actually the mistranslation and Aeris is correct?
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LeonhartFour
10/23/18 9:37:24 PM
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Underleveled posted...
Isn't Aerith actually the mistranslation and Aeris is correct?


Other way around. Aerith is supposed to be derived from "Earth."

It's why her name is "Aerith" in all FFVII material nowadays.
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CelesMyUserName
10/23/18 9:39:47 PM
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FFnut posted...
I just split the difference and call her Aerish.

best choice

Underleveled posted...
Isn't Aerith actually the mistranslation and Aeris is correct?

the mistranslation would be the one that exists in the original localization that got replaced in all future appearances

but series 4ever
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LeonhartFour
10/23/18 9:40:58 PM
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CelesMyUserName posted...
FFnut posted...
I just split the difference and call her Aerish.

best choice

Underleveled posted...
Isn't Aerith actually the mistranslation and Aeris is correct?

the mistranslation would be the one that exists in the original localization that got replaced in all future appearances

but series 4ever


yes poor Series........
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SuperNiceDog
10/23/18 9:41:10 PM
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k5mT34n

when I played FF7 she was Aeris...
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CelesMyUserName
10/23/18 9:42:10 PM
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phone will understand it's aeris some day

this time it tried to correct as "artist"
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SuperNiceDog
10/23/18 9:49:05 PM
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allen should have made it aeris that would make it easier for her to win the division
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Bane_Of_Despair
10/23/18 9:51:19 PM
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Aeris is a bad name and Aerith is better
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Mobilezoid
10/23/18 9:53:05 PM
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Should have called her Ares
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Bartzyx
10/23/18 9:59:42 PM
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SuperNiceDog posted...
allen should have made it aeris that would make it easier for her to win the division


Allen should have called her Mario that would make it even easier
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CelesMyUserName
10/23/18 10:01:26 PM
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should've called her "clouds true love"
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FFnut
10/23/18 10:01:45 PM
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Underleveled posted...
Isn't Aerith actually the mistranslation and Aeris is correct?

Actually, neither is a mistranslation. Both are valid translations of - literally E A RI SU. The "su" can be translated as an "s" (as in Faris or Celes) or as a "th" (as in Sephiroth). Basically, "su" can stand for either an "s" sound or a "th" sound (since the "th" sound doesn't exist on its own in Japanese, "su" is used to approximate it).

The original translation team went with one variation and the later translation team went with a different variation.

That being said, an early interview about her name does indicate that her name is originally pulled from a katakana transliteration of the English word "Earth": E -> E, A -> A, R -> RI, TH -> SU. So there is an argument to be made that the "su" should be a "th" - but that same argument also logically says that her name should start with an E rather than an A, and nobody seems too keen to get that "fixed" as well.

As far as I'm concerned, both are valid, and there's no point in starting fights over it. Just call her what you want, and let others do the same, and we can all understand each other.

Of course, if anyone gets all high-and-mighty about how they insist that everyone do it the "correct" way, feel free to argue.
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LeonhartFour
10/23/18 10:03:15 PM
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well "Earth" would be kind of a dumb name so Aerith is fine
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SuperNiceDog
10/24/18 5:29:27 PM
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shes a flower girl
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